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{{Short description|Book by Clive Cussler}}
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| author = [[Clive Cussler]] & Craig Dirgo
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'''''The Sea Hunters II: More True Adventures with Famous Shipwrecks''''' is a nonfiction work by adventure novelist [[Clive Cussler]] published in the United States in 2002. This work details the author's continuing search for famous shipwrecks with his nonprofit organization [[National Underwater and Marine Agency|NUMA]]. There is also a television series titled ''The Sea Hunters'' which is based on the book.<ref>http://natgeochannel.co.uk/Programmes/sea_hunters</ref> It airs on the [[National Geographic Channel]] and [[History Television]] in Canada.
'''''The Sea Hunters II: More True Adventures with Famous Shipwrecks''''' is a nonfiction work by adventure novelist [[Clive Cussler]] published in the United States in 2002. This work details the author's continuing search for famous shipwrecks with his nonprofit organization [[National Underwater and Marine Agency|NUMA]]. There is also a television series titled ''The Sea Hunters'' which is based on the book.<ref>http://natgeochannel.co.uk/Programmes/sea_hunters{{dead link|date=May 2019}}</ref> It airs on the [[National Geographic Channel]] and [[History Television]] in Canada.


==Synopsis==
==Synopsis==


Adventure novelist [[Clive Cussler]] follows up on the success of his first nonfiction book ''[[The Sea Hunters: True Adventures With Famous Shipwrecks]]'' which documented the formation of his nonprofit organization named after the fictional agency in his novels, the [[National Underwater and Marine Agency]] which is dedicated to the discovery of famous shipwrecks around the world.
Adventure novelist [[Clive Cussler]] follows up on the success of his first nonfiction book ''[[The Sea Hunters: True Adventures With Famous Shipwrecks]]'' which documented the formation of his nonprofit organization named after the fictional agency in his novels, the [[National Underwater and Marine Agency]] which is dedicated to the discovery of famous shipwrecks around the world.


This volume documents the search for the final resting places of fourteen additional ships or other historical sunken artifacts not documented in the first work. Unlike the first book, this volume documents searches for ships that Cussler's group has found, and searches that were ultimately unsuccessful. As in the first work, preceding the details of the search is a fictionalized imagining of the events that led to the loss of the ship.
This volume documents the search for the final resting places of fourteen additional ships or other historical sunken artifacts not documented in the first work. Unlike the first book, this volume documents searches for ships that Cussler's group has found, and searches that were ultimately unsuccessful. As in the first work, preceding the details of the search is a fictionalized imagining of the events that led to the loss of the ship.
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*Part 4: [[USS Mississippi (1841)|USS Mississippi]]
*Part 4: [[USS Mississippi (1841)|USS Mississippi]]
*Part 5: The Siege of Charleston: [[USS Keokuk (1862)|Keokuk]], [[USS Weehawken (1862)|Weehawken]], and [[USS Patapsco (1862)|Patapsco]]
*Part 5: The Siege of Charleston: [[USS Keokuk (1862)|Keokuk]], [[USS Weehawken (1862)|Weehawken]], and [[USS Patapsco (1862)|Patapsco]]
*Part 6: The Canon of San Jacinto
*Part 6: [[Twin Sisters (cannons)|The Cannon of San Jacinto]]
*Part 7: [[Mary Celeste]]
*Part 7: [[Mary Celeste]]
*Part 8: The Steamboat [[General Slocum]]
*Part 8: The Steamboat [[General Slocum]]
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==Release Details==
==Release Details==
*2002, USA, J.P. Putnam’s Sons 0-399-14925-2, December 7, 2002, Hardcover.
*2002, USA, J.P. Putnam's Sons 0-399-14925-2, December 7, 2002, Hardcover.
*2003, USA, Berkley 0-425-19372-1, December 30, 2003, Paperback.
*2003, USA, Berkley 0-425-19372-1, December 30, 2003, Paperback.


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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.cusslermen.com/seahuntertwo.htm The Sea Hunters II - official web site]
*[http://www.bookreporter.com/reviews/0399149252.asp The Sea Hunters II - book review]
*[http://www.bookreporter.com/reviews/0399149252.asp The Sea Hunters II - book review]

{{Clive Cussler}}


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Latest revision as of 13:36, 7 June 2023

The Sea Hunters II: More True Adventures With Famous Shipwrecks
First Edition Hardcover
AuthorClive Cussler & Craig Dirgo
Cover artistLawrence Ratzkin & Wayne Lanford
LanguageEnglish
SubjectShipwrecks; Underwater Archeology
PublisherG.P. Putnam's Sons
Publication date
2002 (1st edition)
Publication placeUnited States
Media typeHARDBACK
Pages443
ISBN0-399-14925-2
OCLC49942252
930.1/028/04 21
LC ClassG525 .C965 2002
Preceded byThe Sea Hunters: True Adventures With Famous Shipwrecks 
Followed byNone 

The Sea Hunters II: More True Adventures with Famous Shipwrecks is a nonfiction work by adventure novelist Clive Cussler published in the United States in 2002. This work details the author's continuing search for famous shipwrecks with his nonprofit organization NUMA. There is also a television series titled The Sea Hunters which is based on the book.[1] It airs on the National Geographic Channel and History Television in Canada.

Synopsis

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Adventure novelist Clive Cussler follows up on the success of his first nonfiction book The Sea Hunters: True Adventures With Famous Shipwrecks which documented the formation of his nonprofit organization named after the fictional agency in his novels, the National Underwater and Marine Agency which is dedicated to the discovery of famous shipwrecks around the world.

This volume documents the search for the final resting places of fourteen additional ships or other historical sunken artifacts not documented in the first work. Unlike the first book, this volume documents searches for ships that Cussler's group has found, and searches that were ultimately unsuccessful. As in the first work, preceding the details of the search is a fictionalized imagining of the events that led to the loss of the ship.

Contents

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Release Details

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  • 2002, USA, J.P. Putnam's Sons 0-399-14925-2, December 7, 2002, Hardcover.
  • 2003, USA, Berkley 0-425-19372-1, December 30, 2003, Paperback.

Notes

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  1. ^ http://natgeochannel.co.uk/Programmes/sea_hunters[dead link‍]
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